A million thoughts rushed through her head. Thoughts she hadn't had in a long time. "Part of it may have been the shock. It didn't really hurt though. She swings like a girl," she said with a hollow laugh. She turned to look at him with a far more serious look on her face. "Did your father drink too much?" He shook his head with a somber look creeping onto his face. "Well mine does. I promised myself a long time ago I wasn't ever going to hit someone I cared about, no matter how mad I was." She left it at that and went to pay for her coffee....